[pfflier]

The USAF just announced last month that the B-52 was being considered to be withdrawn from the nuclear mission leaving only only the B-2s as nuclear capable.

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/09/21/without-new-weapon-b52-bomber-mission-ends-general-warns.html

Without a major improvement in standoff weapons, the BUFF is not a survivable platform for deep penetration.

[familyop]

"Without a major improvement in standoff weapons, the BUFF is not a survivable platform for deep penetration."

Sure, it is. It doesn't go by itself. It has all of the security that it needs.